James Wade's World Matchplay hopes boosted as Kevin Doets and Dirk van Duijvenbode lose first match at Players Championship 14
PDCWednesday, 03 July 2024 at 14:35
Kevin Doets and Dirk van Duijvenbode can draw a line under participation in the World Matchplay. Both Dutchmen lost their opening match at Players Championship 14 Wednesday afternoon.
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Doets dropped out of the virtual field of participants for the World Matchplay on Tuesday after rival James Wade made it to the quarterfinals. So Doets had to make it to at least the third round on Wednesday, but the Dutchman went down 6-2 in his first match against Steve Beaton.
Van Duijvenbode needed to reach at least the final on Wednesday, but the first round already proved too high an obstacle. The Dutch dart player lost 6-3 to Dom Taylor. For Wade on the other hand, things took a good step towards qualification for the World Matchplay by starting his tournament with a resounding 6-1 victory over Lukas Wenig.
Mike de Decker and Callan Rydz will need to reach at least the final to catch up with Wade. Decker started Players Championship 14 with a 6-2 win over Owen Bates, while Rydz took a 6-3 win against Jurjen van der Velde.
Elsewhere in the early results on the Pro Tour, Peter Wright saved his skin against Jamie Atkins, turning a 4-5 deficit into a 6-5 victory. Michael Smith, Jonny Clayton, Brendan Dolan and Ritchie Edhouse will also be back in the second round. Raymond van Barneveld also joined the last 64 of this floor tournament. The five-time world champion edged Brett Claydon 6-3. Jeffrey de Zwaan recorded a fine 6-4 victory over Andrew Gilding. Owen Roelofs eliminated Joe Cullen 6-4.
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Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
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